أناI فيin ميعةbloom الصباyouth لاnot أرI see (first part)
أنا في ميعة الصبا لا أر
ىcompletion of 'I see' الأيامthe days إلاexcept ملذةًpleasure وغراماand passion
ى الأيام إلا ملذةً وغراما
In the bloom of youth, I do not see
In the prime of youth I see no days
the days as anything but pleasure and passion.
Except as joy and passion
كلall ماthat فيin الوصالunion with the beloved عنديin my view حلالٌlawful
كل ما في الوصال عندي حلالٌ
لاnot أرىI see فيin الوصالunion with the beloved شيئاًanything حراماforbidden
لا أرى في الوصال شيئاً حراما
All that comes with union is lawful in my eyes;
All that is in union to me is lawful
I see nothing forbidden in union.
I see nothing in union as forbidden
أنكرتrejected مذهبيmy creed ثرياThurayya فلاso not
أنكرت مذهبي ثريا فلا
أسمعI hear منهاfrom her الكلامspeech إلاexcept ملاماreproach
أسمع منها الكلام إلا ملاما
Thurayya rejected my creed, so
I have denied my creed to be content
I hear nothing from her but reproach.
I hear from her only blame
هيshe تبغيseeks احتكارsole possession قلبيmy heart وقلبيand my heart
هي تبغي احتكار قلبي وقلبي
ثائرٌrebellious مطلقٌunrestrained هوىdesire وهياماand passionate love
ثائرٌ مطلقٌ هوى وهياما
She seeks sole possession of my heart, but my heart
She wants to monopolize my heart
is rebellious, unrestrained in desire and passionate love.
While my heart is rebellious, free in love and frolic
انif رأىit sees فيamong الغمامthe clouds وجهa face مليحٍlovely
ان رأى في الغمام وجه مليحٍ
مالit turned عنهاaway from her وطارَand flew ينحوheading toward الغماماthe clouds
مال عنها وطارَ ينحو الغماما
If it sees a lovely face among the clouds,
If it saw a beautiful face in the clouds
it turns away from her and flies toward the clouds.
It inclined away from her and flew towards the clouds
هوit فيin الحبlove فوضويٌّan anarchist فلاso not يقبit accepts (first part)
هو في الحب فوضويٌّ فلا يقب
لcompletion of 'it accepts' فيin الحبlove أنthat يطيعit obeys نظاماa system
ل في الحب أن يطيع نظاما
It is an anarchist in love, so it will not accept
It is anarchic in love, so it does not accept
having to obey rules in love.
To obey rules in love
أينماwherever صادفit encounters المدامwine حساهاit sips it
أينما صادف المدام حساها
أينماwherever صادفit encounters الجمالbeauty ترامىit flings itself
أينما صادف الجمال ترامى
Wherever it encounters wine, it sips it;
Wherever it found the wine, it perceived it
wherever it encounters beauty, it flings itself toward it.
Wherever it found beauty, it flung itself
خففيease اللومthe reproach فالصباfor youth ساعةan hour تمضيpasses
خففي اللوم فالصبا ساعة تمضي
ونشقيand we suffer منfrom بعدهاafter it أياماdays
ونشقي من بعدها أياما
Ease your reproach, for youth is a passing hour,
Lighten the blame, for youth is an hour that passes
and afterward we suffer for days.
And we live difficult days afterwards
Sol 6.1